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marah

/ˈmɑːɹə/

marah noun: a gratuity in the form of deductions from the gross produce of cultivated lands, granted to a mirasidar.

Noun

marah (plural marahs)

  1. (India, historical) A gratuity in the form of deductions from the gross produce of cultivated lands, granted to a mirasidar.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Marah

Marah

  1. A female given name from Arabic, from Arabic, which means merriness, cheerfulness.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Marah

Marah

  1. A female given name from Hebrew, from Hebrew which means bitterness. Biblical variant: Mara.

marah meaning in Urdu

marah in Urdu

کڑواہٹ, تلخی

Forms of marah

pluralmarahs

Origin of marah

Borrowed from Arabic مَرَح (maraḥ).

Borrowed from Hebrew מָרָה.

Words that rhyme with marah

4 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about marah

What does marah mean?
Marah means a gratuity in the form of deductions from the gross produce of cultivated lands, granted to a mirasidar.
What is marah in Urdu?
Marah in Urdu is کڑواہٹ, تلخی. See Marah meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is marah?
Marah can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce marah?
Marah is pronounced /ˈmɑːɹə/.
What is the plural of marah?
The plural of marah is marahs.

Words near marah in the dictionary

  1. Maragle
  2. Maragoli
  3. Maragon
  4. Maragondon
  5. Maragongdong
  6. marah
  7. marahs
  8. Marahuan
  9. marai
  10. marais
  11. Marais des Cygnes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: marah (page history and authors); Marah (page history and authors); marah (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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